Does anyone know how to get startup repair option back with out doing a new install. All help appreciated -- craig28
craig28;790969 Wrote: > Does anyone know how to get startup repair option back with out doing a > new install. > > > All help appreciated Hello Craig, Can you not boot from you Vista installation DVD to run a startup repair? This tutorial may be able to help you. http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/91467-startup-repair.html Hope this helps, Shawn -- Brink *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.* '*VISTA FORUMS*' (http://www.vistax64.com) *Please post feedback to help others.*
As Brink implies - the startup Repair tool is available as an option when booting from the Vista DVD. and selecting the repair option from the screen.. "craig28" wrote in message news:2e5f7bcb27750bba8cdd55e7bf0a34d6@nntp-gateway.com... > > Does anyone know how to get startup repair option back with out doing a > new install. > > > All help appreciated > > > -- > craig28
Even though the computer is set to boot from CDROM, both the restore disk and full version disk fail to boot. I also "press any key" when the boot to CD appears on the screen. The CDROM flickers a little bit and boots to the hard drive. With windows running the full version will open automatically. Other disks open automatically also. Thanks for answering -- craig28
Interesting in that you do get the note to "Press any key..." - and no farther. Some thoughts: If by restore disk you are referring to a disk proved by the OEM - they are usually "booted" by use of the "Hit the F10 (or other designated key) for restore..." (or something similar) which appears during boot. They are not routinely bootable driectly from the CD/DVD. Some Vista DVDs are upgrade specfic and will not boot from the CD, however there is usually a messge that it must be run from within Windows. "craig28" wrote in message news:2e5f7bcb27750bba8cdd55e7bf0a34d6@nntp-gateway.com... > > Does anyone know how to get startup repair option back with out doing a > new install. > > > All help appreciated > > > -- > craig28
I have a OEM restore disk. By clicking F10 I get a boot menu or Press any key to boot from CDROM. Neither work. CDROM flickers and computer boots to HD. I'm afraid I may need to wipe HD clean and start over. I have it set up as a testing server.Many hours of work. -- craig28
On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:50:02 -0500, craig28 wrote: >I have a OEM restore disk. By clicking F10 I get a boot menu or Press >any key to boot from CDROM. > >Neither work. CDROM flickers and computer boots to HD. > > > >I'm afraid I may need to wipe HD clean and start over. I have it set >up as a testing server.Many hours of work. How are you going to do that when your CD/DVD can't be read? If you are absolutely positively sure that the disc is pristine clean, then it's likely that you have a problem with the drive. Yes, the computer is seeing it, but it can't read from the disc. If the drive is still good, then the laser lens needs cleaning. There are cleaning kits available for optical drives but one can cost almost half what a new drive will cost.
craig28;791167 Wrote: > I have a OEM restore disk. By clicking F10 I get a boot menu or Press > any key to boot from CDROM. > > Neither work. CDROM flickers and computer boots to HD. > > > > I'm afraid I may need to wipe HD clean and start over. I have it set up > as a testing server.Many hours of work. Craig, You might give this tutorial a try. It shows you how to create a Recovery Disc that you can boot from to run Startup Repair. http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/141820-create-recovery-disc.html -- Brink *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.* '*VISTA FORUMS*' (http://www.vistax64.com) *Please post feedback to help others.*
Thanks to all. I got the disk to work and the computer works. The my notebook took a crap and could not fix it's self and I used the disc again with good results. :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) -- craig28 Thanks for all help received. :)
craig28;792822 Wrote: > Thanks to all. > I got the disk to work and the computer works. The my notebook took a > crap and could not fix it's self and I used the disc again with good > results. > :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) Your welcome Craig. I'm happy to hear that you got it working again. Shawn -- Brink *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.* '*VISTA FORUMS*' (http://www.vistax64.com) *Please post feedback to help others.*
On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 13:25:48 -0500, craig28 wrote: >Thanks to all. >I got the disk to work and the computer works. The my notebook took a >crap and could not fix it's self and I used the disc again with good >results. What did you do to get the disc to work? Clean it??
